As many as 20 people currently living on the streets of Vancouver’s west side will be moving indoors at the beginning of December. For many of them, the apartments at 17th and Dunbar will be the first home they’ve had in decades. Homelessness and housing are among the leading topics in this year’s municipal elections, [...]
Rock and roll used to be a symbol of everything parents thought was wrong about teenagers. But for Keri Davidson, 17, a common interest in 80s rock music brings her and her mom closer together. “It’s pretty much the only thing we have in common.” Keri and her mom Kathy Davidson, 40, both love Bon [...]
Frank Ward has spent the better part of his life behind bars. He’s served 19 years of a life sentence for murder on his most recent conviction. The 58-year-old is one of a growing number of aging inmates in Canada’s Correctional System. “When an older guy used to walk on the yard you automatically gave [...]
“It’s my life, it’s now or never. I ain’t gonna live forever. I just wanna live while I’m alive.” Bev Turkington took Bon Jovi’s famous lyrics to heart when she went her first rock concert at age 74. Related: Bon Jovi: Now or never and forever [...]
I recently experienced a déjà vu moment online. There’s an audio interview with author Nicholas Delbanco related to his new book Lastingness: The Art of Old Age on NPR’s website. This All Things Considered interview is included alongside an article that’s based on parts of the conversation, as well as an excerpt from Delbanco’s book. [...]
Visiting my Grandma in the nursing home was always bound with the courtesies of first-time introductions. Every weekend, my mom would drive my sister and I to the nursing home, take us by the hand, and bravely walk us into Grandma’s florally-decorated nursing home room. Every weekend, my mom would introduce herself for the umpteenth [...]
We often ask kids “What do you want to be when you grow up?” What would happen if I asked a group of adults in their twenties and thirties, “What do you want to change when you grow up?”
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